Link blocked by my work filter, but as a resident of Limerick, Pa... I'd like to make sure TFA isn't about me one of my neighbors... can one of you farkers let me know if this is from Limerick Ireland, Limerick, Pa. or somewhere else?

theknuckler_33:Link blocked by my work filter, but as a resident of Limerick, Pa... I'd like to make sure TFA isn't about me one of my neighbors... can one of you farkers let me know if this is from Limerick Ireland, Limerick, Pa. or somewhere else?

It's PA. Some 62 year old man named Barclay. Wtf kind of name is Barclay?

Earthworm Jim Jones:theknuckler_33: Link blocked by my work filter, but as a resident of Limerick, Pa... I'd like to make sure TFA isn't about me one of my neighbors... can one of you farkers let me know if this is from Limerick Ireland, Limerick, Pa. or somewhere else?

It's PA. Some 62 year old man named Barclay. Wtf kind of name is Barclay?

There once was a man named BarclayWho whipped it out one sunny dayThe girls they did screamAfraid he would creamAnd then they told Dad straight away

hillary:Delta1212: kevinatilusa: Limerick is actually pretty awkward for limericks. The emphasis is on the wrong syllable for the meter.

It just needs to go somewhere other than the end of the line.

No. You just shorten it to two syllables when reading it aloud. Lim'rick

There was an old pervert from Limerick [Lim'rick]

Take it away, James Joyce.

It's not the number of syllables. It's the emphasis. Limerick/Lim'rick both have the emphasis on the first syllable and limericks traditionally use an anapest meter (da-da-DA) which would put the emphasis on the final syllable of the line. You'd need to emphasize the 'rick' in Limerick for it to work as the final word in the line. That sounds funny and most people reading it aren't going to naturally read the emphasis that way, which really throws off the meter.

You can probably get away with Lim'rick using the rick as an additional unstressed syllable in the first line, as that's not uncommon (See: traditional use of Nantucket), but that requires some additional playing around with the meter to make it work and that seems to be beyond what most people can comfortably pull off.

yakmans_dad:one TWO one two THREE one two THREE fourone TWO one two THREE one two THREE fourone TWO one two THREEone TWO one two THREEone TWO one two THREE one two THREE four

There once was a literary critic by the name of yakmanWho, when it came to limericks, went on the attack, man!His meter representationWhich educated FARK nationCaused me to post bad doggerel with curse words and get ... ACK! (Banned.)

MooseBayou: yakmans_dad: one TWO one two THREE one two THREE fourone TWO one two THREE one two THREE fourone TWO one two THREEone TWO one two THREEone TWO one two THREE one two THREE four

There once was a literary critic by the name of yakmanWho, when it came to limericks, went on the attack, man!His meter representationWhich educated FARK nationCaused me to post bad doggerel with curse words and get ... ACK! (Banned.)

yakmans_dad:Delta1212: and that seems to be beyond what most people can comfortably pull off.

Writing funny lines to a specific meter so that the meter contributes to the humor is difficult?

And, incidentally, it's traditionally

one two THREE one two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREE one two THREE

Although, as with any form that was perfected by drunk people, there is a lot of variation and dropping the first unstressed syllable at the beginning and adding one on to the end are both fairly common.

Delta1212:yakmans_dad: Delta1212: and that seems to be beyond what most people can comfortably pull off.

Writing funny lines to a specific meter so that the meter contributes to the humor is difficult?

And, incidentally, it's traditionally

one two THREE one two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREEone two THREE one two THREE one two THREE

Although, as with any form that was perfected by drunk people, there is a lot of variation and dropping the first unstressed syllable at the beginning and adding one on to the end are both fairly common.

Although I should point out that this was more in response to the comment someone else made about being educational as I realize that particular meter would have ruined your rhyme scheme.